Week of May 22, 2017

Federal Budget, Federal Funding, Federal Governance, Highway...

May 25, 2017 | Jeff Davis

President Submits Full FY 2018 Budget Request

May 25, 2017 - On May 23, President Trump submitted his full budget request for fiscal year 2018 to Congress and the public.

Appropriations, Federal Funding, Federal Governance, Highways, Interstate...

May 25, 2017 | Jeff Davis

White House Releases “Principles” For Infrastructure Initiative

May 25, 2017 - This week's FY 2018 budget included a statement of principles for the President's infrastructure initiative and a $200 billion placeholder.

Air Traffic Control, Federal Budget, Federal Funding, Federal Governance

Budget Proposes Air Traffic Control Reform Paired With Aviation Tax Cut

May 24, 2017

May 24, 2017 | Jeff Davis

May 24, 2017 - President Trump's version of air traffic control reform would also lower excise taxes on aviation by...

Appropriations, FASTLANE, Federal Funding, Federal Governance, Highway Trust Fund

Budget Fulfills FAST Act’s HTF Promises But Is Only Halfway There With General Funds, Which Are Caught In Spending Squeeze

May 25, 2017

May 25, 2017 | Jeff Davis

May 25, 2017 - The FY 2018 Budget fulfills FAST Act promises from the Highway Trust Fund but only gives...

Appropriations, FASTLANE, Federal Budget, Federal Funding, Federal Governance, Highway Trust Fund, Highways

FAST Act Obligations for Highways Met in Trump FY18 Budget, but Promises Cuts and Delays Starting Next Year

May 25, 2017

May 25, 2017 | Jeff Davis

May 25, 2017 - The President's budget fulfills all FAST Act authorizations for highway funding in 2018 but promises cuts...

Appropriations, FASTLANE, Federal Budget, Federal Funding, Federal Governance, Public transit

Mass Transit: Budget Leaves No Room for New New Starts

May 25, 2017

May 25, 2017 | Jeff Davis

May 25, 2017 - The 2018 budget requests $ 11.226 billion in total resources for the Federal Transit Administration (FTA)....

Air Traffic Control, Airlines, Appropriations, Federal Budget, Federal Funding, Federal Governance

FY18 Budget Requests $16.1B for FAA, Restructures EAS

May 25, 2017

May 25, 2017 | Jeff Davis

May 25, 2017 - The President’s Budget for fiscal year 2018 requests a gross total of $16.157 billion for the...

Amtrak, Appropriations, FASTLANE, Federal Funding, Federal Governance, Railroads

Administration Proposes Amtrak, Other Rail Grant Cuts

May 25, 2017

May 25, 2017 | Jeff Davis

May 25, 2017 - The FY 2018 budget request from the Trump Administration calls for steep cuts in federal grants...

Appropriations, FASTLANE, Federal Governance, Highway Trust Fund, Maritime, Pipelines, Traffic Safety

FY18 Request Would Give USDOT $76.0 Billion in Gross Resources

May 25, 2017

May 25, 2017 | Jeff Davis

May 25, 2017 - President Trump’s budget request for fiscal year 2018 would give the U.S. Department of Transportation a...

Appropriations, Environment, Federal Budget, Federal Funding, Federal Governance, Maritime, Ports

Budget Proposes Typical Cuts for Corps Water Resources Programs, Flat-Lines Water Quality Grants

May 25, 2017

May 25, 2017 | Jeff Davis

May 25, 2017 - In a budget cycle where significant cuts to discretionary spending programs are the rule, the President’s...

Appropriations, Aviation Safety, Federal Funding, Federal Governance, Homeland security, Maritime

TSA, Coast Guard Largely Held Harmless in FY18 Budget

May 25, 2017

May 25, 2017 | Jeff Davis

May 25, 2017 - The budget request for fiscal 2018 largely spares Transportation Security Administration and U.S. Coast Guard programs...

Appropriations, Federal Budget, Federal Funding, Federal Governance

Budget Proposes Massive Long-Term Cuts in Non-Defense Appropriations

May 25, 2017

May 25, 2017 | Jeff Davis

May 24, 2017 - The President's 2018 budget proposes massive transfers of funding from non-defense programs to defense programs over...

Appropriations, Federal Budget, Federal Funding, Federal Governance

Sequestration Order for FY 2018 Issued

May 25, 2017

May 25, 2017 | Jeff Davis

May 24, 2017 - Along with the rest of the budget documents, the White House released its annual report on...

Emissions, Environment, Federal Governance, Freight, Highways, Interstate Highway System

FHWA Codifies Performance Management Requirements, Excludes GHG Emissions

May 25, 2017

May 25, 2017 | Alice Grossman

May 25, 2017 - On May 19, the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) codified rulemaking to establish new performance management requirements...

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